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armor-clad

American  
[ahr-mer-klad] / ˈɑr mərˌklæd /

adjective

  1. covered with armor.


Etymology

Origin of armor-clad

First recorded in 1860–65; armor + clad 1

Example Sentences

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Long-range EVs now come in all shapes and sizes, from the swoopy Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan that offers 361 miles per charge to the armor-clad Tesla Cybertruck with 340 miles.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

As the group approached the Louvre, participants were ambushed by phalanxes of armor-clad riot officers who had hidden near the colonnades of the nearby Comédie Française.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

They have recommended that police avoid using armor-clad officers unless absolutely necessary.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2020

The event, at the Royal Albert Hall, saw stars including Mark Hammill, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver join the princes on the red carpet, surrounded by an honor guard of armor-clad storm-troopers.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2017

If I were a hulking, armor-clad hero, the tower would have crumbled like dry bread.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff